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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Good news in US inflation report boosts chances Fed won’t hike rates

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell on 29 September 2026. Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA

Good economic news boosted Wall Street’s main indexes on Wednesday, as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading buoyed up hopes that the Federal Reserve might not hike rates as soon ⁠as next month.

A commerce department report ⁠showed the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) ​price index stood at 3.4% on an annual basis in August against estimates of 3.7%, per economists polled by Reuters.

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